Carbon dioxide emissions are causing the Earths climate to change and warm, which
is having catastrophic effects. We now know, with out a doubt, that atmospheric
concentrations of carbon dioxide are about 40% higher than they were prior to the
Industrial Revolution and are now at their highest levels in recorded history, covering
the last 800,000 years. It is imperative that we do every thing we can, as quickly
as we can, to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide we release in to our delicate
atmosphere. Visit the e2 Citizen link to learn how you can reduce your carbon footprint
through 50 simple and easy steps. At the same time, you can also invest in technologies
and systems that will sequester the carbon emissions you cannot reduce.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, in the United States, air travel
generates as much as 10% of transportation-based emissions of carbon dioxide. If
you need to fly, like so many of us do, there is yet no carbon free alternative.
In a typical flight, coast to coast across the U.S., each passenger accounts for
about ton of carbon dioxide. By comparison that's twice as much as driving the same
trip in a gas-guzzling SUV.
The partnership between Salt Lake City,
Pax Natura
and the University of Utah will
provide you with an innovative tool to collectively decrease the emissions you cannot
readily reduce through energy efficiencies. By
offsetting your carbon emissions
through
Pax Natura,
you will reduce your carbon emissions while helping to preserve
one of the world’s most pristine natural environments.
You can rest assured that every dollar you invest in
Pax Natura
will be utilized
to purchase
carbon offsets.
Salt Lake City has almost zero operating costs for this
program and because carbon dioxide emissions are a global problem, reducing a ton
of CO2 in Costa Rica will have the same climate change benefit as doing so in Salt
Lake City.